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Return showing the Number of Offences Reported, Persons Apprehended, and Comparison of Crime during the Year ending 31st December, 1889, and Year ending 31st December, 1890— continued.

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1889. 1890. Offences. ■§«€ Persons Apprehended. §11 Number of Convictions amongst those Committed lor Trial. j>3.S i Comsgg j mitted 3Z& lor Trial. 1 . O_r ' Persons Apprehen< lad. l-ss nffl* Number of Convictions Coi mitJ forTi ;ed -ial. Summarily Convicted. Discharged. Summarily Convicted. Discharged. those Committed for Trial. CD - o o a M. F. 8 M M. F. M. P. M. F. M. P. o ! M. F. M. F. M. I F. Noeth Island — continued. Registration of Births, &c, Act, breaches of .. Regulation of Elections Act, breaches of Riot and assault Robbery with violence Sheep-stealing Shipping and Seamen's Act, breaches of Shooting with intent to do grievous bodily harm Sly grog-selling Smuggling Sodomy Sodomy, attempted Soliciting prostitution State Korests Act, offences against Suicide, attempted Suicide, threatening .Sureties of the peace Threatening letters Tobacco Act, offences against Trespass Trig, survey-station removed Vagrancy Wife-desertion 5 1 4 30 1 "6 2 1 2! 8 ; •• 1 2 1 "i 5 "2G 6 " i " . . ! I 1 4 .. I 1 1 •• I •• I •• I 5 1 2 30 1 6 2 1 1 2 8 I "1 1 .. 1 I •• .. 1 2 22 3 24 39 2 2 5 1 1 •• 21 3 15 • • ! i •• ! •• I ! '2 t * * I 1 1 "l 82 5 1 : I ■• ! •■ 1 1 4 7 2 ! 1 •• i £ 39 2 2 5 1 •• I '20! 2 6 I •• I •■ i .. ! M ! "• i ■• I ■• I i •• - I •• 2 22 2 20 9 1 2 I I •• 1 4 1 1 1 ■■ 2 3 •• 5 I 17 I "3 1 ] ! "2 10 1 5 5 17 1 16 3 9 1 j i S 1 ■5 I " 1 "3 1 ! 5 "8 l 11 '20 •• •• 8 i 2 4 1 5 •• \ •• I 5 5 •• i i •• 1 1 •• 1 - i 1 - ! 14 1 205 12 I 3 's 3 14 1 204 9 14 I 1 I 'i .. 1 276 28 ■• I 154 15 66 40 8 16 276 23 I I 133 : 2 I 1 32 31 6 '8 '71 16 •• I *i i •• I Totals 6,935 306 9 4,379 671 j 857 127 6,349 199 4 6,885 222 12 4,477 733 817 108 6,369 : 132 4 721 i 771 i I ! I 1 I I ■ South Island. 1 1 28 52 17 1 225 6 1 I 1 1 27 1 52 1 7 Decrease, 50. Abandoning children Absconding from bail Absconding from industrial schools Absconding from licensed service Abusive and threatening language Animals Protection Act, breaches of.. Arson Arson, attempted Assaults, common Assaults, indecent Assaults on bailiffs.. 1 1 23 1 29 1 3 1 "7 - 6 •• I .. "e 1 1 21 2 5 5 15 h 47 6 11 23 1 4 16 4 '47 6 5 - 3 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 6 128 14 74 8 225 6 1 - 3 267 6 *3 172 17 68 3 io 267 6 '2 1 I • • • • ! •• ■ - :a